Volleyball Game Preview: Live Oak Classical Falcons vs. Keystone Cobras

By Team Reports Oct 23, 2024, 2:05am

Volleyball Preview: Live Oak Classical Falcons vs. Keystone Cobras

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After both having extra time off, the Live Oak Classical Falcons and the Keystone Cobras will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Live Oak Classical has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while Keystone will come in with 11 straight victories.

Live Oak Classical came up short against Central Texas Christian on Thursday, falling 3-0.

Live Oak Classical was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 26-24, 25-15.

Meanwhile, Keystone got the win against San Juan Diego Catholic on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Keystone was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-15, 25-2.

Keystone found their leader in underclassman Ella Sophia Gonzalez, who had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gonzalez has posted in her last seven matchups.

Keystone was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive contests.

Live Oak Classical's defeat dropped their record down to 10-21. As for Keystone, they pushed their record up to 21-7-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Live Oak Classical suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Keystone in their previous matchup back in September. Can Live Oak Classical avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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